Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-11-17
LINGG'S LAST LETTER.
Written for "The Alarm" the An
archist Organ, Formerly Edit
ed by Parsons.
The Irreconcilable Willing to Hang
that Anarchy May Live
and Grow.

Cook COUNTY JAIL, Nov. g. 1887, To Worthy
long been known to nee that the %rsoorn ncS
and the bourgeois feel that our hanging will
not benefit them. On top of this came the news
that IL tho condemned had agreed to ask for
clemency they could have been saved from the
gallows. Whether this standing by each other
took tho form Of signing petition for mercy or
took the shape OF miserably begging for pardon.
it is said, would have made no difference. The
pandering press also claims that we should, in
the interests OF the working cl uses not TO say
ANYTHING OF tho aristocracy-gi give in 80 that we
will not die. as well all others in the secret.
know full well that q firm adherence TO the plan
laid out would have saved us from the gRllows.
Even II it should not have done SO, what then?
Now, Judge McAllister, II the report OF tho
"P1underer" is true, says that in the event OF
our execution, tho aristocracy-thoso monopo-
hsts those powerful capitalists-will in a few
years see all they possess go up in smoke, in
flame. Now, who is this Judge McAllisterp A
bourgeois of most noble mien. Shall 1 then
again tell you OF the terrible plight wo arc in
Snail also allude to our former condition and
how true TO our revolutionary training We asi-
tated NOS alone by speech: by writ NJ, but by
true saying 10 trust no one. You know also that
/ cannot handle other subjects as well nj this
one. My hatred of the system which brings about
tne present CONDITION OF the WORKING people, and
Interested love for she cause of freedom has
kept me in every instance not alone from beg
ging for mercy, but It has enabled me t. re-
main firm and demand nothing but simply ius-
tice. It was for these reasons that /, as well as
Parsons, Engel, aud Fischer, wore compelled To
resist even the pleadings of our Amnesty Com
mitsee and refuse to sign the petition they pre-
sentod. Realizing that unless stultify my
principles can not escape the grim monster.
now calmly face DEATH and, in view Of the re-
suits that IL will bring about in favor OF lnarch-
ism, look on INV taking Off with no foar, you, wor-
thy citizen. knoy full well as do. / and every
other true a iarchist know that we have a greater
enemy THAI death TO face, and that Is the So
called upper class of the present day. and
% overcome whom We to be true TO our train
ana
liberty. but to give up our lives. have always
treated the propaganda OF deeds in the abstract
realize that those who have amassed fortunes
and thus become capitalists are not alone the
masters OF my fellow workmeB, but also their
oppressors aud murderers. know also that
unless the laboring people get their rights by
means Of legislation that tho day is not far dis
tant when tho awful consequences OF this con-
unuous persecution of the proletariat will bo
manifesto d. and revolution, that all know must
naturally follow such n state OF affairs, win be
That the continued aggregation of capital
caused by the production OF material does
not better the condit on OF tho working classes,
docs not requir any wonderful degree Of intel
lect 20 comprehend. To the contrary, it tonda
20 continuous degeneration. That through the
propaganda of the deed our best interests can
be served, and the condition Of tho workingman
bothered, has boon fully proved by the events
OF the past two years, during which time
we have openly Taught our masters that class
distinction, brorglt about by their instru-
mentality, ia not the best for all concerned In
view OF all the facts I'm the cnse. naturally find
that, depits the fact that philauthropists are
trying TO induce mo not TO lnvito tho fate that
overshadows mo, that IL is bound 10 come. for the
authorities are determined though they that
know am not responsible for the throwing OF
the bomb-to make me pay the penalty for this
deed. Now IL IL very likely that carrying out
OF our sentence, which will be nothing more
OF less than murder, win result In the over
Your comrade, Hoch die hnarchiel
LOUIS LINGO.